Leading Discussions at Moishe House Thus Far in 2013
This year, I have led several discussions at the Moishe House of Orange County, which has been a great collaborative relationship. One of the things that makes it great is that we each bring things to the table: they bring the young adults and put out topic-appropriate foods/drinks and IContinue Reading
No More Newsletters, Per Se: Concerning Communications
Since January 2010, I have been putting out newsletters for my job (with Southern California Jewish Student Services and also Southern California Jewish Young Adult Enrichment), however, I have recently realized that I should discontinue doing so. While attending the 2013 Hillel Institute, I realized that not that many peopleContinue Reading
On the Foundations of my Jewish Identity
Today, I published a piece on my Jewish identity on my personal blog. In it, I primarily discuss how I got interested in living Jewishly, which was inspired by a question at a BBYO program I attended, as well as being happily surprised by finding a fellow rabbi’s articulation ofContinue Reading
Signing on to Statement of Principles on the Place of Jews with a Homosexual Orientation in Our Community
I signed on to a recent statement that was published last month regarding homosexual Jews in Orthodox life. Entitled “Statement of Principles on the Place of Jews with a Homosexual Orientation in Our Community”, the statement reads as follows: We, the undersigned Orthodox rabbis, rashei yeshiva, ramim, Jewish educators and communal leadersContinue Reading